Machine for the cultivation of land.



J. HERING.

MACHINE FOR THE CULTIVATION OF LAND.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 3, 1913.

1 1 20,487, Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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MACHINE FOR THE CULTIVATION OF LAND.

APPLICATION FILED D1103, 1913.

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HE NORRIS PETERS CO PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON n c JOHANN HERING, TISZA-IGAR, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

MACHINE FOR THE CULTIVATION OF LAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

Application filed December 3, 1913. Serial No. 804,542.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHANN HERING, landed proprietor, a subject of the King of Hungary and Emperor of Austria, residing at Tisza-Igar, in the Comitat Heves, in the Empire of Austria-Hungary, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for the Cultivation of Land, of which the following is a specification.

The subject of the present invention relates to an anchoring device, which, with single locomotive plowing machines and other ground working machines, serves for stretching and guiding the cable at the opposite edge of the field to be worked, and which can move itself forward along the edge of the field, according to the progress of the working, by -means of the cable driven by the locomotive.

The invention also relates to the connection of this anchoring device with the locomotive.

The anchoring device consists essentially of disks mounted on horizontal axles, which axles are arranged in a common frame and can be brought into connection with the disk holding the cable and turned thereby, in such a way that when set in rotation they can move the whole anchoring apparatus forward on the edge of the field by means of the power transmitted by the cable These disks are given a somewhat conical form for the purpose of getting a better grip in the soil, while their circumference is given a circular or polygonal form, and gripping into the ground with one portion of their body they exert that resistance to the pull of the cable which is necessary to balance the forces arising from the tension of the cable and from the pull of the plow or the like As soon as, by means of the clutch device hereinafter described, the axles of these disks come into engagement with the axle of the rotating cable disk, the parts penetrating the ground will advance, making ,a way for themselves, and will 1n this way move the whole apparatus forward. The manipulation of the whole apparatus backward and forward to the place of work may be effected on special running wheels which are dismounted from the machine when it is at work and which, when fitted on to the apparatus, lift all the disks out of the soil.

' The anchoring device is illustrated in the its conical side.

accompanying sheet of drawing byway of L example, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the apparatus, Fig. 2 a sectional elevation on the line aZ2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a detail showing the connection of the forward steering shaft and the chain wheel driving the same; Fig. l illustrates the outer bearing of this axle and means for its adjustment, as seen in elevation from the exterior. Fig. 5, shows a front view of a modification of the driving mechanism for the cable disk and the horizontal axles. Fig.1) shows a modification in the construction of the apparatus for obtaining the lateral adjustment of the steering or guiding axle of the frame. Fig. 7 shows an elevation of the disk as seenfrom Fig. 8 is a vertical central section of the same, and finally Fig. 9 shows the connection of the anchoring device with the locomotive, and it may be noted that the anchoring device is really arranged perpendicularly to the plane of'the drawing, and is only shown in the same plane with the locomotive for the sake of clearncss' The cable 1, Figsal and 2, which comes from the drums of the locomotive or other means oftransmission, and'to which is attached the plow or some other ground working machine, is laid once or twice aroundthe horizontal cable drum 2 for the purpose of making the cable, moved by the locomo tive, turn this disk continuously The vertical axle 3 of this drum 2 is mounted in the frame 7 and, below the drum, carriesa bevel-wheel 1, which engages with the bevel wheel 5 mounted on the horizontal axle 6. This axle 00f the bevel-wheel 5 is likewise mounted in the frame 7 and carries, at its end situated within the frame, one half of the frame 7 and with its interior forked end engages with the sliding sheath of the clutch coupling. In the frame 7 are mounted sev-: eral horizontal axles 9, 11 and 12, and each of these axles carries several disks 13. The disks are on one face given a somewhat conical form, while the other face is perpendicular-to the axle, the circumference of the disks being circular or polygonal, for the purpose of better insuring the grip into the ground. All the axles are driven from the axle by the sprocket or chain wheels 14 mounted on their ends and the chains 15.

' of the forward movement forms the steering axle, by means of which the advance of the apparatus may be steered in such a manner that it remains on the field although the, line of the field may not be straight. For this purpose the axle 12 is mounted in the frame 7 in such a manner that its ex-.

ternal end has a certainamount of play in a horizontal direction. This, 'as shown in Fig. 4, may be efiected by making the bearing of the axle movable in a horizontal slot.

The bearing is then, by means of the rod 25,

attached to the steering arm or lever 19, rotatable about a bolt or fulcrum in 'the frame, by the movement of which lever 19 the outer end of the axle can be moved more to the front or to the back, whereby the axle, turning about itsinner end, takes up a position which is appropriate to the ad- Vance at any time.

The steering arm or lever 19 may be secured in position by a toothed quadrant or the like, which at the same time serves as a guide for the arm. Naturally the other bearings of the axle, with. the exception of the inner one, also have an appropriate amount of side play, so that the adjustment of the axle is rendered possible. The bearing lying on the inside cannot move laterally, but for the avoidance of strain is mounted in an adjustable bearing, preferably of the ball or swivel type. ,But in order that, by the adjustment of the axle 12, the chain wheel 14 mounted on its end shall not depart from its plane, and in order that the chain shall not in consequence fall off, this chain wheel is not fixedly attached to the axle, but the axle is provided with a square or rectangular end 17 Fig. 3 on which the chain wheel is .mounted by meansof the hole 18, likewise in a fork 21 fixed to the rear portion of the frame, these wheels being dismounted after setting up the anchoring apparatus at the edge of the field. The draw-hook 23 is fastened to the front portion of the frame and serves for moving the apparatus along.

Above the external part of the frame is fitted a trestle or table 24 on which can be laid a load of stones or other, heavy objects. This loading on the one hand secures the anchoring apparatus against overturning when pulled inward by the cable, and on the other hand sinks the anchor disks into the ground by its Weight. The axlee12 situated first in the direction I By this apparatus, owing to the fact that I it penetrates with its disks into a relatively large surface of the soil, such a secure anchorage is attained for the disk carrying the cable that it is able to withstand the pull which arises from drawing'even' the largest plow or the like.

As is clear from. the, above, the anchoring apparatus is automatically moved for-- ward by the cable'which is in motion, and this only takes place when the axle of, the cable drum is broughtinto connection with the axles of the anchordisks by sliding in the clutch coupling. The clutch coupling is? i only slid in from time mums for a certain period, so that the anchoring apparatus keeps in step with the progress of thepl0wing work or the like, and" the apparatus preferably moves itself "forward when the locomotive is drawing the ground-working implement toward itself. The number of 7 i the axles and of the disks, as wellas the form and size of the latter, depends on the nature I of the ground and on the size working implement.

The driving of the horizontal axles can also be effected in a way difi'erent from that shown in Fig. 2 by forming the lower end of the axle 3 of the cable drum 2 Fig. 5 as a worm 26, which engages with the wormof the groundwheel 27 mounted on the horizontal axle 10. 1

fry this gear a very slowrotation of the disks 13 is attained. I g

The lateral adjustment of the steering axle 12 can also be eifected in accordance with the structure shown in Fig. 6 in a way difierent from that illustrated in Fig. 4 by making'the one bearing 28 of the axle. slide .in a slot formed in the side wall'of the frame, one side of the bearing being under the action of a spring" 29, while the other side bears against a screw spindle 31turn'ed from outside by means of the wheel 30.

The disks 13 are provided on their coni-- cal face with ribs 82 or the like Figs. 7 and 8, whereby better penetrating and anchor-. ing effects are obtained.

The connection of the anchoring app a-c ratus with the locomotive is carried out in the following manner: Referring to Fig.9, below the boiler 33 of the locomotive are fixed, on the foundation 3%, two vertical axles 35, 35 each of which carries a gearwheel 36, 36 driven by gearing fromthe main shaft of. the locomotive. The i gear wheels are mounted loosely on their axles, and at their lower sides are provided with one-half of a clutch coupling 37ineachcase surrounding the respective axle, each half standing opposite to the other half at the clutch coupling 39, formed on the respective cable drums 3S, rotating about the axles 35. lVith each of the cable drums is connected, in a manner not preventing their rotation, one end of a two-armed lever 41 which is rotatably mounted on a depending arm 40 fixed to the boiler. On the locomotive is mounted a worm-wheel 43 operable from the drivers platform by means of a worm 42, which worm-wheel with its arm 44:, keyed on to the axle, is connected by pivotal joints with the two-armed lever ll, by means of the connecting-rod 45. The cable 1, laid with one or two turns around the cable drum 2 of the anchoring frame 7, is attached at one end to the one drum 38 and at the other end to the other drum 38. The worm 43 is, from the drii'ers platform, turned in one direction or the other by means of the worm, consequently the rods 44, 45 displace the one or the other cable drum on its axle and thus slide the drum concerned into engagement. In this manner the cable will move in one direction or the other and the drum 2 will turn in the corresponding direction. The halves of the clutch couplings 37, 39 may also be so adjusted that both cable drums are out of action.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is 1. In combination, a frame weighted at one end, a plurality of shafts mounted in the frame, disks on the shafts, means between the shafts to cause same to simultaneously rotate, means for rocking one of the shafts to steer the apparatus, a stub shaft, a pulley on the stub shaft, a second stub shaft in alinement with one of the shafts carrying the disks, gearing between the stub shafts, a clutch between the second mentioned stub shaft and the disk carrying shaft in alinement with said stub shaft, a cable passing around the pulley, and means for rotating the pulley to rotate the disks when the clutch is engaged.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a frame, a plurality of sharp disks mounted in the frame, each disk having a flat surface including a pulley, means for simultaneously rotating the disks, means for rocking certain of the disks to steer the apparatus, a weight at one end of the frame, a cable passing around the pulley, and means for operating the cable.

3. In combination, a frame, a plurality of power means and one of the parallel shafts,

a locomotive, drums on the locomotive around which the cable passes, and means between the .drum and the locomotive for operating the former to cause rotation of the shafts when the clutch is in engagement to move the frame parallel with the locomotive.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a frame, a plurality of parallel shafts mounted in the frame, a plurality of sharp disks mounted on the shafts, pulleys on the ends of said shafts, chains passing around the pulleys, a stub shaft in alinement with one of the first mentioned shafts, a clutch between the stub shaft and the shaft adjacent thereto, means for operating the clutch, a pulley, gears between the pulley and the stub shaft, a cable passing 7 around the pulley, and means for operating the cable to rotate the shafts, and cause the frame and the parts mounted thereon to move.

5. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a frame having bearings, a plurality of parallel shafts mounted in the bearings, a plurality of disks mounted on the parallel shafts, pulleys on the ends of the shafts, chains connecting the pulleys, the bearings for one of the shafts being elongated, means for rocking said shaft in the elongated bearings to steer the apparatus, power means for rotating the shafts, and a clutch between the power means and the shafts.

6. In combination, a weighted frame, a plurality of disks mounted in the frame, a locomotive, two drums mounted on the locomotive, gearing for operating the drums, clutches between the gearing and the drums, a rocking lever for engaging either one of the clutches to rotate either one of the drums, means for operating the rocking lever, a'pulley on the frame, a cable passing around the drums and the pulley, gearing between the pulley and the disks, a clutch between the latter gearing and 1 the disks, and means for operating the last mentioned Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of ratentl,

, Washington, D. 0." 

